Name: Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 lower. Today's overall feeder quality was lower and the buyers reacted accordingly. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.82/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$223.82

43 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$34.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	228.66	1,229	37
Medium and Large 2-3	639	194.00	1,240	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.66/cwt here — about −$11 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale43 hd

223.82

—

KY average26 barns · 10,192 hd

225.17

−1.35

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,723	126.20	2,174	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	106.09	1,436	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	90.97	1,010	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	82.01	884	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 lots · USDA AMS · Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	276.35/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	247.38/cwt	235.00–255.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	231.37/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	240.52/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,138	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	193.28/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	210.50/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	248.75/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	559	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	265.75/cwt	263.00–272.50	1,284	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	227.75/cwt	223.00–241.00	1,312	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,224	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	920	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	126.20/cwt	124.00–127.50	2,174	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,210	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	107.31/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,483	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,147	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	80.02/cwt	79.00–81.00	779	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	837	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	96.63/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,095	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	770	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Mon Feb 12, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 296Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	212.00	212.00
2	—	468	272.50–280.00	276.35
3	—	388	328.00	328.00
2	—	833	210.00–211.00	210.50
4	—	690	235.00	235.00
1	—	610	250.00	250.00
2	—	555	242.50–255.00	248.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	192.50	192.50
1	—	640	218.00	218.00
1	—	690	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	205.00	205.00
1	—	855	179.00	179.00
2	—	610	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	235.00–255.00	247.38
5	—	519	225.00–235.00	231.37
4	—	571	227.00	227.00
2	—	700	195.00	195.00
10	—	473	233.00–245.00	240.52
3	—	778	190.00–197.50	193.28
3	—	405	245.00	245.00
3	—	658	213.00	213.00
3	—	633	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	214.00	214.00
1	—	450	220.00	220.00
3	—	415	281.00	281.00
1	—	760	170.00	170.00
2	—	805	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	314.00	314.00
2	—	308	327.50	327.50
5	—	559	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	483	263.00–272.50	265.75
1	—	320	315.00	315.00
7	—	576	223.00–241.00	227.75
2	—	413	300.00	300.00
2	—	678	225.00	225.00
1	—	810	187.50	187.50
3	—	512	239.00	239.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,723	124.00–127.50	126.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,382	103.00–109.00	107.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	98.00	98.00
2	—	973	79.00–81.00	80.02
1	—	1,195	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	96.00–97.00	96.63
1	—	1,040	74.00	74.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Bowling Green

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattleman's Livestock - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle